Cyclone Phailin over the Bay of Bengal slightly intensified further and moved north-westwards. It lay centred at 2030 hours at about 6650 km southeast of Paradip, 700 km south-east of Gopalpur, and 700 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam. It is expected to cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip, close to Gopalpur (Odisha) by Saturday evening.